So we run campaigns for 8 clients in the b2b space and email finding is honestly one of the most annoying parts of the job. We've been using Hunter for about 2 years now and while it works okay for basic stuff, the accuracy has been dropping lately. Maybe 70% of emails actually deliver.
The biggest pain is when we're trying to find email addresses for specific decision makers at target accounts. Hunter is great if you just need generic emails but when a client gives us a list of VPs of Marketing at specific companies, we end up finding maybe half. And don't get me started on mobile numbers - basically non-existent.
Anyone else dealing with this? We're spending way too much time manually verifying emails and our bounce rates are creeping up. Starting to affect deliverability for some clients which is... not a fun conversation to have with them lol. My ops lead is about ready to mutiny.
Been testing a few alternatives like Lusha and Prospeo to see if contact accuracy is better. Lusha has decent data but the per-credit pricing adds up fast when you're running volume across multiple accounts. Prospeo's email lookup accuracy seems solid from initial tests but haven't run enough volume yet to say for sure. What are other agencies using for email search? Budget is flexible if the data is actually good.